Amiga Specialty, an independent international Managing General Agent (MGA), has commenced trading in Hong Kong after successfully securing a licence from the Hong Kong Insurance Authority.
Under the leadership of Ralph Sherbahn, Managing Director of Financial Lines (APAC), the Hong Kong hub will serve as the foundation for Amiga’s regional ambitions, to trade Financial Lines, including cyber, crime, D&O, professional liability, and transaction-related cover.
To commence trading, the MGA has already secured a binder agreement with XL Insurance Company SE.
The move follows the launch of Amiga in Europe in the summer 2025 and represents the first foundation of the APAC business for the specialist managing general agent (MGA).
Amiga CEO and Founder, Adam Kembrooke, commented: “Gaining regulatory approval is a huge milestone for our APAC business and I am delighted we have secured the permissions to trade from the rigorous Hong Kong regulator. This marks the latest step as Amiga grows and develops a global presence.”
Sherbahn commented: “The real works begins now. I can’t wait to offer the Amiga products to the Asian market. We already have capacity in place to focus on a broad array of Financial Lines products, but with a directed view within its area of expertise to build out new and innovative products in a rapidly evolving tech and financial services focused economy.”
In this initial stage, the MGA will focus primarily on North Asia before expanding to other territories and additional products within the APAC region.
Sherbahn added: “We are looking forward to growing our partnerships and expanding the team in Hong Kong. Financial Lines in Asia is a huge opportunity and Amiga is ready to capitalise on that.”
The name Amiga means friend in Latin and showcases the firm’s commitment as a tech- first MGA with artificial intelligence (AI) also embedded into the branding.
By embedding intelligent automation and orchestration into the insurance value chain, amiga aims to deliver real-time decision-making that traditional players often struggle to match, Sherbahn explained.
He continued: “We’re fortunate to have launched amid a time of such fundamental transformation and excited to be able to leverage the nimbleness and agility these new technologies afford MGAs such as Amiga.”
